"According to News 12 New York, the call came in before 6 a.m., and flames quickly moved through the auto shop and adjoining commercial space. The department dispatched 141 fire and EMS personnel to the scene, the outlet reported. Crews classified it as a two-alarm fire and had the main body of flames knocked down after almost two hours of work."
"The fire pushed smoke through the McDonald Avenue business corridor and briefly disrupted nearby storefronts as firefighters stretched hoses and set up operations along the block. Large fires at auto shops are a recurring risk in Brooklyn: in a separate two-alarm incident in 2021, amNewYork reported that three firefighters were injured while battling an auto-repair blaze in Gravesend. Local archives also document earlier commercial fires along McDonald Avenue, underscoring how tightly packed repair shops and warehouses can magnify fire danger over time."
An early-morning fire tore through an autobody shop at 783 McDonald Ave. in Kensington, sending a thick column of smoke over McDonald Avenue and heavily damaging the two-story commercial building. Firefighters battled the blaze for nearly two hours, classifying it as a two-alarm incident and dispatching 141 fire and EMS personnel to the scene. The main body of flames was knocked down after almost two hours; no injuries were reported. The fire disrupted nearby storefronts and filled the business corridor with smoke, highlighting recurring risks from tightly packed repair shops. FDNY fire marshals have taken over the investigation, are monitoring hotspots and evaluating structural damage, and have asked for any video or information related to the blaze.
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